The Asociação Nacional de Assisténcia ao Diabetico (ANAD) has been designated as an International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Centre of Education for the period 2009-2012.

Based in São Paulo, Brazil, ANAD was set up in 1979 to assist and guide people with diabetes and their families by providing the educational and psychological support required to effectively manage their condition and live full and healthy lives. The activities of the association also target health professionals with the aim of enabling them to better manage and treat people with diabetes. ANAD currently has over 20,000 members throughout Brazil.